To be honest, Mikiya's attitude troubled Ryuji so much, what's with that expression like looking at his brother-in-law!
"Can't you find another shield? Thanks to you, that man has such a refined attitude towards me," Ryuji complained.
Azaka immediately refused: "No. If I break up after only a month of dating, I'll be seen as a rude girl!"
Ryuji frowned, "Since when did we start dating!"
"A month ago."
"That's just your one-sided opinion, when did I agree!"
"Ara, don't you agree?" Azaka pretended to be stupid.
Ryuji: "😐"
After a while, Touko and Fujino arrived.
"Kokuto-san is also here?" Seeing Azaka, Fujino was surprised.
She and Azaka are both students of Reien Girls Academy, and they have a good relationship with each other.
"I happened to meet Hyakki on the street, so I was invited by him," Azaka said with a smile.
Ryuji didn't expose her 'following' behavior, that was agreed.
"Let's chat until after dinner, I'm starving to death." Touko lay faceless on the table.
Ryuji looked at Touko, if this body was just a doll she made, it would be too scary if it could reproduce human physiological needs.
It was Ryuji's routine to spend the day doing nothing, just waiting for Shiki to wake up.
...
Two more months passed.
Ryuji's ordinary life is like ordinary boiled water. He wanders around Mifune City and the city hospital every day, and occasionally goes to see Fujino's practice.
Oh, maybe it's a bit more boring now, since summer break is over, Fujino and Azaka are back at school.
Reien Girls Academy is a boarding school for girls, and they can only go home once or twice a month.
However, the Asakami family is the main shareholder of Reien Girls Academy, and Fujino naturally has privileges that ordinary students don't have, such as traveling.
Fujino takes this opportunity to go to Touko to study every day, and she envies Azaka.
On this day, Ryuji came to the hospital as usual.
His frequent visits over the past three months have brought him to the attention of the Ryogi family.
Although Shiki still has an older compatriot brother, the heir to the head of the family falls on her, so the Ryogi family pays special attention to Shiki.
And Ryuji, the 'suspicious person', was called over for tea, which was very normal.
The Ryogi family is the only one of the four great exorcism families that hasn't ended yet. The current head of the Ryogi family is very powerful. Although he has no special abilities, he has extraordinary martial arts skills.
Ryuji fought with him, and considering the patriarch's face, the fight was a draw.
After that, Ryogi's family approved of Ryuji's behavior who came to look after Shiki every day.
"Hyakki-kun, you are here again."
The nurse arranged by Ryogi's family greeted Ryuji respectfully.
"Thank you for your hard work." Ryuji smiled politely, making the young girls around him blush slightly.
The nurse left, and Ryuji sat by Shimi's bedside, watching Sleeping Beauty in bed to pass the time.
Shiki's hair was getting longer and longer, black and straight hair which he liked, but she would probably lose some weight after she woke up.
"Ummm~"
The soft voice reached Ryuji's ears, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.
Could it be that Shiki will finally awaken!
Ryuji stared wide-eyed, watching Shiki motionless.
First, there was a slight tremor in the hand, then the breath continued to rise and fall, and the movement became bigger and bigger!
Shiki finally woke up!
Ryuji almost cried, it's good that he waited for three months!
Shiki opened her eyes that had been closed for two years, and the bright sunlight made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"You awake?"
There was a gentle voice beside her, but Shiki wasn't familiar with each other.
"Who's that?" Shiki struggled to get up, and Ryuji propped herself up to help her sit up.
Contact with strangers made Shiki a bit uncomfortable, but she just woke up and didn't care.
She felt an unprecedented 'emptiness' in her heart, as if a part of her heart had suddenly become empty.
The reason for this feeling was very clear to her, because the other personality disappeared!
"I'm just an ordinary high school student who isn't worth mentioning." Ryuji said with a smile, "Compared to me, shouldn't you care more about yourself? It doesn't suit you."
Shiki frowned, but she still followed Ryuji's suggestion and moved her joints.
The newly awakened body was unable to use any power in many places, if that man wanted to do something to her, he could easily succeed… A strange idea came to Shiki's mind.
Who knows why, but with this stranger by her side, the sense of deprivation in Shiki's heart wasn't that heavy.